Alexandria, LA Demographic Statistics

Updated June 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

SEX AND AGE
	Number	Percent

Total population	46,342	100.0

Male	21,085	45.5
Female	25,257	54.5

Under 5 years	3,394	7.3
5 to 9 years	3,644	7.9
10 to 14 years	3,500	7.6
15 to 19 years	3,856	8.3
20 to 24 years	2,881	6.2
25 to 34 years	5,475	11.8
35 to 44 years	6,681	14.4
45 to 54 years	5,894	12.7
55 to 59 years	2,104	4.5
60 to 64 years	1,930	4.2
65 to 74 years	3,459	7.5
75 to 84 years	2,573	5.6
85 years and over	951	2.1

Median age (years)	35.6	(X)

18 years and over	33,326	71.9
Male	14,571	31.4
Female	18,755	40.5
21 years and over	31,387	67.7
62 years and over	8,112	17.5
65 years and over	6,983	15.1
Male	2,534	5.5
Female	4,449	9.6

RACE
One race	45,931	99.1
White	19,740	42.6
Black or African American	25,371	54.7
American Indian and Alaska Native	116	0.3
Asian	577	1.2
Asian Indian	183	0.4
Chinese	37	0.1
Filipino	66	0.1
Japanese	19	0.0
Korean	36	0.1
Vietnamese	181	0.4
Other Asian ¹	55	0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	20	0.0
Native Hawaiian	4	0.0
Guamanian or Chamorro	5	0.0
Samoan	8	0.0
Other Pacific Islander ²	3	0.0
Some other race	107	0.2
Two or more races	411	0.9

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races ³
White	20,018	43.2
Black or African American	25,609	55.3
American Indian and Alaska Native	260	0.6
Asian	651	1.4
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	48	0.1
Some other race	209	0.5

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population	46,342	100.0
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	456	1.0
Mexican	210	0.5
Puerto Rican	63	0.1
Cuban	32	0.1
Other Hispanic or Latino	151	0.3
Not Hispanic or Latino	45,886	99.0
White alone	19,486	42.0

RELATIONSHIP
Total population	46,342	100.0
In households	44,560	96.2
Householder	17,816	38.4
Spouse	6,865	14.8
Child	14,448	31.2
Own child under 18 years	10,621	22.9
Other relatives	3,686	8.0
Under 18 years	2,017	4.4
Nonrelatives	1,745	3.8
Unmarried partner	835	1.8
In group quarters	1,782	3.8
Institutionalized population	1,281	2.8
Noninstitutionalized population	501	1.1

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	17,816	100.0
Family households (families)	11,727	65.8
With own children under 18 years	5,676	31.9
Married-couple family	6,865	38.5
With own children under 18 years	2,882	16.2
Female householder, no husband present	4,141	23.2
With own children under 18 years	2,473	13.9
Nonfamily households	6,089	34.2
Householder living alone	5,421	30.4
Householder 65 years and over	2,148	12.1

Households with individuals under 18 years	6,667	37.4
Households with individuals 65 years and over	4,833	27.1

Average household size	2.50	(X)
Average family size	3.13	(X)

HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	19,806	100.0
Occupied housing units	17,816	90.0
Vacant housing units	1,990	10.0
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	59	0.3

Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	2.0	(X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	10.7	(X)

HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	17,816	100.0
Owner-occupied housing units	10,219	57.4
Renter-occupied housing units	7,597	42.6

Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.53	(X)
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	2.47	(X)

(X) Not applicable
¹ Other Asian alone, or two or more Asian categories.
² Other Pacific Islander alone, or two or more Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander categories.
³ In combination with one or more other races listed. The six numbers may add to more than the total population and the six percentages may add to more than 100 percent because individuals may report more than one race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1, Matrices P1, P3, P4, P8, P9, P12, P13, P,17, P18, P19, P20, P23, P27, P28, P33, PCT5, PCT8, PCT11, PCT15, H1, H3, H4, H5, H11, and H12.

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